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Talking About the Passion: Sermons from Holy Cross Lutheran Church

Pastor Nathan Hilkert

Talking About the Passion: Sermons from Holy Cross Lutheran Church

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Talking About the Passion: Sermons from Holy Cross Lutheran Church

Pastor Nathan Hilkert

Talking About the Passion: Sermons from Holy Cross Lutheran Church

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Talking About the Passion: Sermons from Holy Cross Lutheran Church

Pastor Nathan Hilkert

Talking About the Passion: Sermons from Holy Cross Lutheran Church

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Our story from the book of Numbers today shows us that God's judgment is not merely punitive but serves as a revelation of what happens when we turn away from the good gifts that God offers. The Christian understanding of repentance offers us a
Mark tells us that Jesus taught as one with authority...even though we do not actually hear the CONTENT of his teaching. That's because Jesus' authority comes not from somewhere else, but is rooted in his own identity. Our call as disciples is
God's covenant with Noah and all creation is grounded in a unilateral promise: a commitment to never again destroy the earth with a flood. Through the symbol of the rainbow, God demonstrates vulnerability and a willingness to risk all for love.
Jesus not only provides for physical needs but also sees and responds to the deeper desires of our hearts. Jesus' ministry is about far more than mere provision for our needs, but about giving us extravagant joy and fulfillment beyond all our e
In scripture-- and in our everyday lives-- names reflect identity and purpose. Abraham, originally named Abram, is promised by God to be the ancestor of a multitude of nations, with his name changed to reflect this new identity.Despite Abraham'
Grounded in the Exodus narrative, the Ten Commandments are not mere abstract rules but a vital part of a larger story of liberation and covenantal relationship between God and humanity. The Ten Commandments  are gifts from God designed to lead
Paul's message to the Corinthians emphasizes the importance of embracing the present moment. There are real obstacles to a deeper life with God, both obvious and subtle. This Lenten season is a time to simplify, focus, and make room for Jesus a
Samuel's journey, like ours, involves navigating the mystery of God's work in our lives.Support the show
Mark narrates the furious energy of Jesus' ministry, from right out of the gates. Support the show
John the Baptizer demonstrates the posture we ought to adopt as witnesses to Jesus. Support the show
When the world as we know it ends...God has new beginnings in store.Support the show
The story we tell ourselves about the world shapes the way that we live. Far from extolling the Protestant work ethic in the parable he tells in our gospel lesson, Jesus calls us to imagine what it would look like for each of us to live  out of
People in our era often give gifts in a calculated way,  to organizations that promise not to deepen human solidarity, or to grow in our relationship with God, but to remake the world according to a certain ideology. People often give, in other
What does it mean to be of one mind? Does it mean to have no thoughts and ideas of our own? To submit to tyranny? For Paul, it means to live in such a way that we demonstrate the reality that God has made himself known to us in community-- a Bo
Today's parable isn't trying to give us a  lesson about increasing workplace productivity. Instead, it's trying to teach us about the logic of the kingdom of heaven. What is it like being a part of God's kingdom?Support the show
Though we often feel like justice and mercy are at odds with each other, mercy and forgiveness are means by which we pursue the justice that only God can bring. Support the show
What do we do when, faithfully answering God's call on our lives, we suffer and face resistance? Jeremiah gives us a realistic picture of what that suffering looks like. But he also presents us a portrait of what it looks like to remain connect
Our status as "children of God" is not ours by nature. It is a free act of God for us. We are initiated into a new story, given every good gift, brought into a new story that is larger than what we could imagine or create for ourselves!Support
Jesus’ resurrection frees us to live in the power and love of God. Not just in the future, but NOW.Jesus’ resurrection is icon & testament to God’s power at work in our present world, infected as it may be with sin and death. That power is enac
Paul sees sin as a powerful cosmic force that has enslaved all of creation. But it’s not simply external to us. And the conflict between God and the forces of sin plays out WITHIN each one of us. Sin distorts our vision, warps our will, and lik
It’s breathtaking— even OFFENSIVE to us— that Paul insists that, like slaves, our identity, our purpose in life, our goals, our success, our very bodies, as baptized Christians, are dependent upon someone who is our master.But all the same. Her
The apostle Paul reminds us that we are participants in a cosmic drama that has eternal significance for all creation. Through our baptism, God has joined each one of us to the death of Jesus Christ, so that we in turn can share in the resurrec
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